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March 11, 2010

European Union complicit in crimes against Palestinian people: Russell Tribunal

IMG_4682Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire participated in a tribunal last week that examined human rights violations in Palestine. The international community's complicit involvement in this ongoing conflict was the main focus of the Russell Tribunal, held in Barcelona, Spain. 

Maguire played a critical role in the proceedings, as a member of a panel of jurists of activists, politicians, judges and human rights experts. Over two days the esteemed jury heard evidence of the connections between the crimes against Palestinians being perpetrated by Israel on the ground, and the role of international sponsors, particularly the European Union.

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March 08, 2010

International Organizations demonstrate solidarity with women of Iran on International Women's Day

Logo_Million_Sigs_March_BlitzChange for Equality has called on its international partners to use the month of March as a time to highlight the efforts of Iranian women to create a more equal and just societyMillion_Sigs_1103-women-of-iran_aw. The One Million Signatures Campaign is one of the most prominent tools of the women's rights movement in Iran. The One Million Signatures Campaign works to end the discriminatory laws in Iran against women.

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March 05, 2010

Laureates meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

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Nobel Peace Laureates Shirin Ebadi,  Jody Williams and Thin Thin Aung of the Women's League of Burma met yesterday with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to deliver the findings and recommendations of the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women in Burma, held earlier this week in New York. Thin Thin asked his support in pushing the UN Security Council to implement its own resolutions on violence against women.

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March 04, 2010

Thank You Tibet Event - March 4, 2010 in New York City

Thank_you_tibetThe Tibet Fund will present a special Thank You Tibet! program with Nobel Peace Laureates Jody Williams and Shirin Ebadi and co-hosts Ann Curry and Michael Imperioli on March 4th, 2010. This landmark program will honor His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people for their steadfast commitment to nonviolence as a path to peace and for safeguarding and sharing their unique culture with our global community.

 

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February 25, 2010

International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma - March 2nd, 2010

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View the archived webcast.

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Read some of the stories of the women who are testifying at the tribunal.

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February 25, 2010

Mia Farrow highlights Upcoming Burma Tribunal

On March 2nd twelve Burmese women will bravely tell their stories at the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma.   In the days leading up to the tribunal we will post portions of the stories of some of these courageous women here.  Today Mia Farrow introduces the women and shares her experiences of meeting some of them when she visited the Thai-Burma border in 2008.




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February 24, 2010

11 Nobel Laureates write to Mexican President demanding respect for human rights

Eleven Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, including: Shirin Ebadi, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Wangari Maathai and atenco_woman_protestingJody Williams have sent an open letter to President Calderon demanding justice for the people of Atenco. On May 3-4, 2006, more than four thousand state security and police attacked at least two hundred people in Atenco during a protest. The Laureates are asking the President to release the 12 political prisoners still held, and drop all charges against them. The Laureates are calling for justice for the 50 women of Atenco who were raped and tortured during the attack.

 

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February 19, 2010

Two Peace Laureates Join Blockade of Nuclear Weapons Establishment

Mairead Maguire and Jody Williams participated in a blockade of Aldermaston Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Mairead_at_womens_gate_Al_15Feb10the UK on February 15.  All 8 gates allowing access for staff and materials were blocked for 3 hours, stopping work and raising awareness of the illegality of the work performed inside AWE.  The blockade called for the UK to stop the expansion of AWE and the development of a new generation of nuclear weapons.

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February 11, 2010

Nobel Laureates call for international intervention in Iran on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

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To mark the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution, Shirin Ebadi is calling upon the international community to help end the political crisis and mounting repression in Iran. In an open letter to the Honourable Madam Navanethem Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Members of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) she outlines the mounting human rights abuses and calls for immediate action by the UN.

The people of Iran are continuing to resist and insist on the realization of their just demands for democracy and human rights by demonstrating their political maturity through peaceful protests. -- Shirin Ebadi

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February 05, 2010

Women take 50% of seats in new Bolivian Cabinet

Bolivia_Justice_MinisterEvo Morales opened his second term as President of Bolivia by appointing a cabinet comprised of 10 men and 10 women.

The unprecedented commitment to gender parity was warmly welcomed by women’s groups and activists across the country. Their support played an integral role in the socialist president’s rise to power.

 

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